RCD Espanyol de Barcelona vs Real Betis Balompie, La Liga 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2021-22

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

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Real Betis Balompie

Fri 21 Jan 2022 · 20:00 UTC RCDE Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 33' German Pezzella

Y 43' Juanmi

Manu Morlanes 60' Y

Y 65' Borja Iglesias

Raul de Tomas 79' Y

Y 79' William Carvalho

Raul de Tomas 82' R

Overview

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RCD Espanyol de Barcelona vs Real Betis Balompie — La Liga at RCDE Stadium.

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 7 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
Real Betis Balompie 7 games · 16 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Teodoro Sobrino
Referee Juan Carlos Yuste
Referee Javier Alberola Rojas
Referee Ignacio Iglesias
Referee Ivan Hernandez
Referee Jaime Ruiz

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Barcelona	7	21
2	Club Atletico de Madrid	7	16
3	Real Betis Balompie	7	16
4	Real Madrid CF	7	15
5	Sevilla FC	7	13
6	Deportivo Alaves	7	11
7	RC Deportivo La Coruña	7	10
8	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	7	10
9	CA Osasuna	7	8
10	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	7	8
11	Villarreal CF	7	8
12	Athletic Club	6	8
13	Getafe CF	7	8
14	RC Celta de Vigo	7	7
15	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	7	7
16	Real Racing Club de Santander	7	7
17	Levante UD	6	5
18	Elche CF	7	5
19	Valencia CF	7	4
20	Malaga CF	7	3

Head-to-Head

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 12 games · Avg 2.7 goals Real Betis Balompie

Last 5 meetings

2022-01-21 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–4 Real Betis Balompie 2021-09-19 Real Betis Balompie 2–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2020-06-25 Real Betis Balompie 1–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2019-12-15 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–2 Real Betis Balompie 2019-04-29 Real Betis Balompie 1–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Recent Form

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Jan	Real Betis Balompie	H	1–4	L
18 Jan	Cádiz CF	A	2–2	D
10 Jan	Elche CF	H	1–2	L
31 Dec	Valencia CF	A	2–1	W
17 Dec	RC Celta de Vigo	A	1–3	L
11 Dec	Levante UD	H	4–3	W

Real Betis Balompie

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Jan	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	A	4–1	W
18 Jan	Deportivo Alaves	H	4–0	W
09 Jan	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	A	1–1	D
02 Jan	RC Celta de Vigo	H	0–2	L
19 Dec	Athletic Club	A	2–3	L
12 Dec	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	H	4–0	W

Season Stats

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona		Real Betis Balompie
#15	Position	#3
7	Points	16
7	Played	7
2 / 1 / 4	W / D / L	5 / 1 / 1
10	Scored	9
10	Conceded	7
+0	GD	+2
1.00	PPG	2.29
29%	Win %	71%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

29% Clean Sheets
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona this season

57% Clean Sheets
Real Betis Balompie this season

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 15th (7 pts). Real Betis Balompie are 3rd (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

0-15

2/3

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/1

76+

2/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Real Betis Balompie

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/2

31-45

6/1

46-60

–/1

61-75

1/1

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Roberto Fernandez	6 G
Tyrhys Dolan	1 G
Alex Calatrava	1 G

Real Betis Balompie

Cucho Hernandez	2 G	1 A
Rodrigo Riquelme	2 G
Bartra	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at RCDE Stadium. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are looking to make home advantage count against Real Betis Balompie.
5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both RCD Espanyol de Barcelona and Real Betis Balompie are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
10' Javi Puado has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
14' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Raul de Tomas makes it 1-0.
19' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
24' Real Betis Balompie are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
29' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
31' Borja Iglesias doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
33' That is a Yellow card for Real Betis Balompie. German Pezzella will be fuming at that decision.
36' GOAL! Guido Rodriguez fires home to make it 1-2!
37' What a strike from Guido Rodriguez! The score is 1-3.
42' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
43' Juanmi has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 43.
46' David Lopez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Fernando Calero on 46 minute.
51' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Real Betis Balompie backline.
53' Borja Iglesias makes no mistake. The score reads 1-4 and Real Betis Balompie are in front.
58' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
59' The Real Betis Balompie bench stirs into life. Juanmi is withdrawn and Tello gets his opportunity.
60' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Manu Morlanes on 60 minutes.
61' The RCD Espanyol de Barcelona manager makes a substitution. Oscar Melendo departs to be replaced by Loren.
65' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Borja Iglesias.
69' It is a substitution in RCD Espanyol de Barcelona team. Manu Morlanes is replaced by Keidi Bare on 69 minute.
74' Another change for Real Betis Balompie made on 74 minute. Borja Iglesias leaves to be changed by Willian Jose.
76' What a strike from Willian Jose! The score is 1-5.
79' A meaty challenge results in booking for Raul de Tomas on 79.
82' A meaty challenge results in booking for Raul de Tomas on 82.
85' Victor Ruiz is replacing German Pezzella for the Real Betis Balompie side.
86' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona make a change. Javi Puado trudges off to be replaced by Tonny Vilhena on 86 minutes.
Another three points for Real Betis Balompie.

Lineups

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

–
Tonny Vilhena ↑ 86'
20
Keidi Bare ↑ 69'
15
David Lopez ↑ 46'
16
Loren ↑ 61'
2
Miguelon
8
Fran Merida
23
Adri Embarba ↑ 61'
18
Landry Dimata
29
Jofre Carreras Pages
34
Joan Garcia
7
Lei Wu
39
Ruben Sanchez

Coach Vicente Moreno

Real Betis Balompie Lineups

Starting XI

25
Claudio Bravo
8
Nabil Fekir
23
Youssouf Sabaly
7
Juanmi ↓ Tello 59'
9
Borja Iglesias ↓ Willian Jose 74'
10
Canales ↓ Andres Guardado 85'
14
William Carvalho ↓ Victor Camarasa 85'
3
Edgar Gonzalez
16
German Pezzella ↓ Victor Ruiz 85'
15
Alex Moreno
21
Guido Rodriguez

Bench

19
Hector Bellerin
22
Victor Camarasa ↑ 85'
12
Willian Jose ↑ 74'
33
Juan Miranda
18
Andres Guardado ↑ 85'
11
Tello ↑ 59'
5
Bartra
6
Victor Ruiz ↑ 85'
13
Rui Silva
20
Diego Lainez
24
Aitor Ruibal
28
Rodri

Coach Manuel Pellegrini

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Giovani Lo Celso	3
Borja Iglesias	3
Guido Rodriguez	2
Martin Braithwaite	2
Sergi Darder	2
Ayoze Perez	2
Bartra	2
Willian Jose	2

Head to Head

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

2022-01-21 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–4 Real Betis Balompie L 2022-01-18 Cádiz CF 2–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona D 2022-01-10 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–2 Elche CF L 2021-12-31 Valencia CF 1–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W 2021-12-17 RC Celta de Vigo 3–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2021-12-11 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 4–3 Levante UD W

Real Betis Balompie Form

2022-01-21 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–4 Real Betis Balompie W 2022-01-18 Real Betis Balompie 4–0 Deportivo Alaves W 2022-01-09 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1–1 Real Betis Balompie D 2022-01-02 Real Betis Balompie 0–2 RC Celta de Vigo L 2021-12-19 Athletic Club 3–2 Real Betis Balompie L 2021-12-12 Real Betis Balompie 4–0 Real Sociedad de Fútbol W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.28 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.89 Real Betis Balompie xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona28% Draw26% Real Betis Balompie46%

Actual: Real Betis Balompie win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.17

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	60%	40%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Draw

54%

Draw or Real Betis Balompie

72%

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Real Betis Balompie

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona21% Draw42% Real Betis Balompie37%

Actual: Real Betis Balompie win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–4 not predicted

1 – 4

Actual

1 – 1

11.1%

1 – 2

9.2%

0 – 2

7.4%

0 – 1

7.3%

2 – 1

6.3%

2 – 2

5.9%

0 – 0

5.8%

1 – 3

5.8%

1 – 0

4.6%

0 – 3

4.6%

2 – 3

3.8%

2 – 0

3.5%

Asian Handicap — RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Handicap	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers	Push	Real Betis Balompie covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	7%	89%
-1.5	11%	—	89%
-1	11%	14%	75%
-0.5	25%	—	75%
+0.5	50%	—	50%
+1	50%	21%	29%
+1.5	71%	—	29%
+2	71%	15%	14%
+2.5	86%	—	14%

Clean Sheet

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

Real Betis Balompie keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.